Read for Collaboration Session

Linking for Learning, p. 19-56 (take another look)

Buzzeo, Toni. "Strength in Numbers: Data-driven Collaboration May Not Sound Sexy, But It Could Save Your Job." School Library Journal 56.10 (2010): 38-40. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 July 2012.

Marcoux, Betty. "Levels of Collaboration: Where Does Your Work Fit In?" School Library Media Activities Monthly 24.4 (2007): 20-24. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 July 2012.



Agenda for Collaboration Session

1. Housekeeping
  • Opportunities
  • EXIT SLIPS from last session -
    • What is one question you have about the application of state and national standards in the school library?
      • several about assessing librarians based on the standards
      • questions about the robustness of measuring students based on a single exam, emphasis on college prep vs. career prep,
      • how to keep individual student needs and dispositions while helping students
      • question about consideration of diversity of school districts when implementing standards
      • time for LIS to do instruction, question of the role of LIS, working within scheduling constraints
      • adjusting to the pendulum of education and how to accomplish the core of our mission as SLIS
      • how involved were librarians in creating standards
2. Student Presentations
  • Amanda - Curriculum Mapping
  • Carrie - Graphic Novels in School Libraries & Education
3. Finish Standards - Quick intro to the NGSS standards

4. Topic of the Day - Collaboration & Communication

4. Groups for School Library Assessment Assignment